I had to dry and put away the silver OR dry the dishes. On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 12:25 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I recall having some basic “chores” from a young age, like making my bed, > cutting grass and doing dishes. That being said, I was working on local > farms when I was 14, mainly because I wanted to generate my own income. > Brother had a paper route, that never appealed to me. First “real” job was > bussing tables at the steak joint my older brother cooked for. > > -D > > > On May 31, 2022, at 12:18 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Allen's story sounds exactly like mine! > > > > On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 12:47 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I think a lot of it is just your inborn nature. Growing up, my parents > >> never really had chores for me. I volunteered to cut the grass, then > >> started doing it for money around the neighborhood. Got a paper route > on my > >> own. Got my first "real" job with a paycheck when I was 16. Bought a > >> clapped out VW beetle and rebuilt the engine from books. I have never > been > >> unemployed for more than a few weeks since then. > >> > >> I still have trouble keeping my room clean though. > >> > >> > >> On Mon, May 30, 2022, at 1:19 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > >>> "Where's my dinner?" > >>> > >>> "We find it is easier not to." > >>> > >>> There's always a handle. But if one of the parents is too squeamish > >>> to do their duty, well, the world needs parasites too! > >>> > >>> -- Jim > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > > > -- > > OK Don > > > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > > Von Braun > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
